The 17-year-old made his first appearance of the tournament in the recent 1-0 defeat to Brazil but he is hoping for more action before he ultimately heads back to Liverpool.

England drew 1-1 with Guinea in their opening match of the competition and next up is a game against South Korea which has now become a must-win if England’s young lions want to make it to the next round.

Speaking about his outing against Brazil, Alexander-Arnold told thefa.com, “I don’t want to go home with that as my only appearance at the World Cup.

“We have played well in both matches, stuck to our game plan and carried it out well but the results have been harsh on us.”

The Liverpool youngster has a long way to go before he can break into the Liverpool first-team having not yet even featured for the under-21s, but he has already captained the Reds at under-16 and under-18 level, suggesting he has a very bright future in the game.

While predominantly a central midfielder he played at right-back for Liverpool’s first-team during a pre-season friendly against Swindon Town and did not look out of place so watch this space…

Vincent Ralph

After graduating with a degree in English Literature, Vincent completed a NCTJ-accredited qualification in newspaper and magazine journalism in 2005. Shortly after, in a somewhat leftfield move, he began working at a secondary school in Kent. After eight years – the last four of which were spent as Head of Sixth Form – he began to write full-time, combining his love of football with his passion for the written word.Alongside his work for HITC Sport, he also writes film reviews for HITC Lifestyle… along with the odd music interview when fate allows.